ERYSIPELAS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("erysipelas" is a kind of...):

Saint Anthony's fire (any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions)

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